ABSTRACT

This chapter presents some central and closely interlinked areas: Christology, human rights, ethics and transcendence to examine what can an intercultural theology contribute to the development of specific issues. An intercultural theology, as a theology of humane praxis, seeks to re-imagine the basic contours of Christian doctrine, to reflect a trace of the divine love in a modern way through its reshaping. The chapter explores the potentially transformative role of Christology in extreme conditions of discrimination. It suggests that the way forward for theology will be increasingly in terms of interdisciplinarity and a shared quest for rationality. An intercultural interdisciplinary engagement, in theory and in practice, can never take the place of worship as a mediating instrument in the transmission and facilitating of faith and service. The chapter considers the role of Christology in the working and social lives of European citizens.